By Elizabeth Hewitt and Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org Lawmakers advanced two bills Thursday that allow police to seize guns from people in certain situations, approving both with unanimous support. The House approved a bill, S.221, that allows law enforcement to co... More »
By Anne Galloway, VTDigger.org Ariel Quiros, the former owner of Jay Peak Resort, has filed a counterclaim against the state. The Miami businessman says the state, which sued him in April 2016 for defrauding investors, comes to the case with “unclean hands.” Q... More »
By Xander Landen, VTDigger.org The House passed a $5 million proposal Wednesday to help schools across the state improve security, less than two months after police arrested a Vermont teen accused of plotting to shoot up Fair Haven Union High School. The propo... More »
By Mike Polhamus, VTDigger.org Haying in East Calais. Photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger A bill directing subsidies to farmers who take steps to improve their soil quality met with suspicion in the Senate Committee on Agriculture Wednesday, with one senator compla... More »
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org The Vermont Attorney General’s Office testified Wednesday before a Senate panel against a controversial provision contained in a monumental gun bill that would set limits on the rounds of ammunition a magazine can hold. That meas... More »
On Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m., the Lake Region Union High School concert band and jazz band will present their spring classics concert in the school cafeteria. The program includes chamber music for harp and flute, violin and piano, and woodwinds. Music sele... More »
A pasta dinner to benefit the Vermont 4-H shooting sports national team, including local participants, will be held on Saturday, April 7, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the St. Michael’s Church Hall in Greensboro Bend. This team will be representing Vermont in Grand Isl... More »
Draw 4 U is the program for the Circle of Friends on Wednesday, April 4, at 1 p.m., at the Morgan Church. Anyone is welcome to attend and learn some basic drawing principles under the instruction of Bonnie Woodford-Potter. While some supplies will be available... More »
The Vermont North Country Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the East Side Restaurant in Newport. The keynote speaker will be announced prior to the event. This public event is not just for chamb... More »
Online quizzes may seem innocent enough, but in some cases, people who take the quiz might be giving more away than they originally thought. These quizzes ask seemingly silly or useless questions, but hackers can use that information to penetrate social media ... More »
